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A fight I really didn't expect at church
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 463783" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Andy, that was a brave thing to do. I remember the problems you had back then and I felt for you, after what we had been through.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps that is why our expectations for behaviour standards at church are so high. We hope to see a greater standard, a more genuine show of agape. And too often it falls short, because we forget tat we are all fallible. Including ourselves.</p><p></p><p>That preacher yesterday that I mentioned, spent a fair bit of time talking about the need for city walls to protect residents from the invaders outside. His focus was on keeping out the bad elements, on "the evil" etc. But (and I resignedly decided to not challenge him; he was a visitor, after all) what about the evil within? We are all fallible, selfish individuals wanting to advance our own agendas and promote our own families. As Christians (or frankly as any spiritual people of any religion, including none) we have to constantly be internally vigilant to ensure we do not allow our own selfishness to triumph over what we need to do for our fellow human beings.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes it is possible to bring about positive change.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 463783, member: 1991"] Andy, that was a brave thing to do. I remember the problems you had back then and I felt for you, after what we had been through. Perhaps that is why our expectations for behaviour standards at church are so high. We hope to see a greater standard, a more genuine show of agape. And too often it falls short, because we forget tat we are all fallible. Including ourselves. That preacher yesterday that I mentioned, spent a fair bit of time talking about the need for city walls to protect residents from the invaders outside. His focus was on keeping out the bad elements, on "the evil" etc. But (and I resignedly decided to not challenge him; he was a visitor, after all) what about the evil within? We are all fallible, selfish individuals wanting to advance our own agendas and promote our own families. As Christians (or frankly as any spiritual people of any religion, including none) we have to constantly be internally vigilant to ensure we do not allow our own selfishness to triumph over what we need to do for our fellow human beings. Sometimes it is possible to bring about positive change. Marg [/QUOTE]
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